Toy gun



Patented Jilly 7,- 1925.

UNITED STATE EUGENE o. BURNS,

or RENO, NEVADA.

TOY sun.

Application filed February To all whom it may concern.

.Be it known that I, EUGENE O. BURNS, a citizen of the United States, residin at Reno, in the county of Washoe and tate of Nevada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Gruns, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the-accompanying drawings.

This invention relates, to toy guns, and particularly to toy .guns so constructed a to discharge an elastic band.

The general object of the invention is to provide a very simple toy gun of this character which may be in the shape of a gun or pistol and which is so constructed that when an elastic band is placed in position around the muzzle of the gun'and around the hammer and the tr-iggeris pulled, the hammer will release the elastic band and the elasticity of the band will cause it to be discharged in a straight line toward [the object aimed at.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which is very simple which cannot get out of order, and which 1s, relatively speaking, accurate. 1

A still further object is to provide a construction of this character which willpermit the use of elastic bands formed of old inner tire tubes.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein 'z Figure 1 is a side elevation of a pistonconstructed in accordance with my 'mvent1on;

Figure 2 is a top'plan view thereof;

Figure 3 is an elevation with the-cover plate 35 taken away and showing the latch cocked;'

Figure 4 is a like view to Figure 3 but showing the action of the parts when the trigger is pressed.

Referring to this drawing, 10 designates the body of the gun, which is preferably made of wood and formed to simulate a barrel 11, the bridge portion 12 of the gun, and the grip 13. The extremity of thebarrel 11' is forked or notched, as at 14. The bridge portion of the gun is formed by recessing the stock, as at 15. Disposed within this recess is a latch 16 pivoted at 17 and this latch, at its upper end. projects above the upper edge of the bridge or stock 12. The lower end of this latch is cut away to form a tooth 18, and coactin with this tooth is an angular detent 19 plvotedat 20 ,and formed on 3, 1925. Serial N0. 6,614.

26 is formed in the lever 16. Disposed with.

its ends in these notches is abowed leaf; spring 27 which is held in place by means. of a U-shaped keeper 28. Preferably a metallicstop 29 is disposed forward of the .upper end of the trigger 22 so as to limit the, forward movement of the trigger. The rear end of the recess 15 is bounded by a stop 30 of rubber held in place by a metallic plate-31, in turn attached to the wall of the recess by means of a screw 32 or other like means. A guard 33 is attached to the under side of the stop and to the grip 13.

In ,using the toy, a rubber band of suitable strength and approximately three inches in diameter is placed with one end in the notch 14 and the band is stretched rearward and looped over thelever 16; When this band is over the lever 16, it pulls on the upper end of the lever and pulls the lower end of the lever against the tooth 21.

If now the trigger be pulled, thetension of the rubber band A will pull the upper end of the lever 16 forwardbecause the lower end is released by the latch 19 and, of course, the band will be projected by reason of its own resilience to a considerable distance. So long, however, as the trigger is unpulled the band will simply exert strain uponthe upper end of the lever 16 and the lower end willbe held against the tooth .21. As soon as the band has been projected and the trigger is released, the lever will have returned to its initial position by reason of the spring 27 acting u on the trigger and upon the lever 16. 0 course, a cover plate 35 is used over the face of the recess,15, this cover plate being fastened to the walls of the'recess by screws.

Obviously, I do not wish to limit myself to any particular variety of rubber band for use with this spring or toy' gun, but I have found in ractice that rubber hands out from the ol inner tubes of Ford cars are particularly good for the purpose. Any

' rubber band, however, may be used for this purpose,

dangerous and even if the elastic bandshould strike the eye it will not hurt. Many changes may be, of course, made in the details of the device without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim i 1. A toy gun of the character described including a body having a handle and a barrel, a latch pivoted upon the body and having its upper end extending above the upper edge of the body whereby an elastic band may be enga ed with the forward end of thmbarrel an over said lever, a detent piv- 0ted\upon the body and adapted to engage the lower end of the latch, a trigger, a sprin urgin the lower end of the trigger forwar and t e upper end of the latch rearward, and an operative connection between the trigger and the detent to cause the-latter to be retracted from its engagement with the latch when the trigger is retracted.

2. A toy gun of the characterdescribed comprising a body having a barrel and a grip, a latch pivoted upon the body and having its upper end projecting above the upper edge of the body, the lower end of the latch being provided with a tooth, an angular detent pivoted at one end u on the 'bod the other end of the detent belng provide with a tooth adapted to engage with; the tooth on the latch, a trigger pivoted upon the body, a link connecting the upper end of the trigger with the lower end of'the detent, a spring urging the lower end of the tri ger forward and the upper end vof the latdh rearward, whereby the detent may be withdrawn from its enga'gemenhwith the latch when the trigger is retracted.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afii r my signature.

EUGENE BURNS. 

